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NM dad in steak knife, machete fight with son dies

By The Associated Press

Posted:
11/28/2012 08:57:49 AM MST

ALBUQUERQUE - A man who got into a fight with his son where a steak knife and a machete were used as weapons at an Albuquerque home has died.

KRQE-TV reports (http://bit.ly/Sqe9U8) that police say Keith Coppler died over the weekend after being on life support. His son, 21-year-old Andrew Coppler, was arrested Monday and charged with murder.

Police say the two men got into an argument at a family barbecue last week.

According to authorities, the son first slashed his father with a steak knife, the father then started swinging a machete. Police say the son later put the father in a choke hold causing him to lose consciousness.